Tianna Foster
Registered Nurse
Post Falls,Idaho
Summary
Registered Nurse with experience in remote and floor auditing, oncology, neurology, general med, post acute, rehabilitation and urgent care settings. Proven ability to work with multidisciplinary teams in providing direct and effective patient care. Passionate about learning, receiving new opportunities, and growing professionally within the healthcare field.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
6
6
Certifications
Work History
Registered Nurse, Oncology/Neurology/General Med
Kootenai Medical Center
2022.11 - Current
- Prevent the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols. Participate in monthly infection prevention meetings discussing hand hygiene, CLABSIs, and CAUTIs.
- Assist with critical lab value, catheter care and CVC care policy and documentation unit compliance. Duties included reporting at HAI Taskforce monthly meeting, performing monthly floor audits, weekly auditing charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy, identifying unit strengths/areas of improvement, provided in-person and email feedback/education to peers, reported at monthly unit staff meetings, created education to assist with documentation education.
- Conduct thorough patient assessments, administer medications, provide treatments per orders, communicated with physicians and interdisciplinary team for a range of oncology, neurology, med/surg, EMU patients with a 4 – 6 patient case-load on a 32 bed unit.
- Serve as Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) buddy and assist EMU nurses caring for patients during elicited epileptic episodes to assist with patient safety and medical treatment.
Registered Nurse
Rehabilitation Hospital of the Northwest
3 2020 - 2023.01
- Documented elements of nursing assessment, administered medications via oral, NG, PEG, subcutaneous, intramuscular, PIV, CVC, performed treatment and dressing changes for a 7 – 10 patient case-load in 30 bed unit
- Assisted patients with stroke recovery, diabetic control, COVID-19 recovery, post-surgical healing/incision care, wound / pressure ulcer care, pain management, respiratory failure recovery and amputation recovery.
Registered Nurse
Carriage Cove Short Stay Rehabilitation
2019.01 - 2020.02
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures, including facilitating wound care, pressure ulcer treatment and prevention, surgical dressing changes and pain management.
- Documented nursing assessments, administered medications, performed ordered treatments and dressing changes for a 13 – 20 patient case-load on a 33 bed unit.
Registered Nurse
Community Care
2019.06 - 2020.01
- Informed patients and families of physician's orders and lab results.
- Documented patient information obtained from interviews concerning symptoms, medications and prior treatment.
- Collected laboratory specimens, administered medications, performed physician's ordes.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Good Samaritan Society
2016.08 - 2017.09
Certified Nursing Assistant
Life Care Center of Post Falls
2015.04 - 2015.12
Certified Nursing Assistant
Homewatch CareGivers
2014.11 - 2015.12
Education
Certified Nursing Assistant: Nursing Assistance -
North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
Post Falls, ID 2014.11 - 2014.05
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Brigham Young University - Idaho
Rexburg, ID 2016.01 - 2018.05
Skills
Blood Draw and Sample Collection
Nursing Assessments
CAUTI Prevention
Rehabilitation Assistance
Remote Medical Record Auditing
Staff Education and Communication
CLABSI Prevention
Certification
BSN Registered Nurse (60564)
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Oncology/Neurology/General Med
Kootenai Medical Center
2022.11 - Current
Registered Nurse
Community Care
2019.06 - 2020.01
Registered Nurse
Carriage Cove Short Stay Rehabilitation
2019.01 - 2020.02
Certified Nursing Assistant
Good Samaritan Society
2016.08 - 2017.09
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Brigham Young University - Idaho
2016.01 - 2018.05
Certified Nursing Assistant
Life Care Center of Post Falls
2015.04 - 2015.12
Certified Nursing Assistant
Homewatch CareGivers
2014.11 - 2015.12
Certified Nursing Assistant: Nursing Assistance -
North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
2014.11 - 2014.05
Registered Nurse
Rehabilitation Hospital of the Northwest
3 2020 - 2023.01